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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Aug. II, 1887.
FREE DELIVERY OFFTcEs-The free delivery system
has been ordered be established at Hudson, w. and
Mddletown, N. Y. beg nning October l.
PREPAYMENT OF fNTEREsT.-Applcations were received
at the Treasury to-day for prepayments OF interest on
registered bonds amounting 70 $l053 400 making TUE
total TO date S62 752l5O.
IMPORTED BULLION Assistant Secretary Maynard Ia
letter 10 the Collector Of Customs at author
Ted the Collector to relax the rule and to deliver specie
and bullion consigned 10 weknown bankers wthout
animation where the importations In amounts OF
600 and over and he is satisfied that no fraud to
DO apprehended by so doing his IS done 70 AVOID loss
and delay.
APpoiSTMENrs.-Allen ID. Risteen and Louis w. South
gate Of Massachusetts,, have been appointed fourth asss
tant examiners in the Patent Office.
INVITED TO LOUISVILLE "A delegation from Louisville
casd AZ Oak View to-day and presented urgent in
yaon 20 the President visit Louisville on his western
tour The President said that he would gladly acceps
the Invitation IL he found possible 10 do So He assured
the COMMITTEES that he would certainly make an effort 70
spend al least a few hours In their city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
CITY CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERS.
COMPLAINTS, SUGGESTIONS AND RULES OF THE
SrrPRRYIsORY RORAD.

SUPERVISORY BoRAD.
The third annual report OF the Supervisory Boaru ot
Con missioners of the Municipal Civil Service was
issued in pamphlet form yesterday The substance
OF II has already been printed in The tribune inc
board has denied the application OF the FIRE COM
Inissioners 90 exempt shop engineers, machlnlsts'
boilermakers and inspectors OF realarm boxes from
examination. 1t has also denied applications to
exempt messengers, and an application by Commis-
sioner Newton of the Public Works Department to be
permitted to reappoint men without examination VINO
were ed by his predecessor. Ia order 10 stop
the practice which had shown itself In some quarters
of taking laborers from Schedule G., who are not re-
ouired to pass any examination. and putting them by
transfer aud Pre- motion into other schedules tnus
avoiding the element OF open com petition IN the ater
OF appointments such transfers ana pr0uloohs
have been forbidden until after the applicant has
been in the scrvre OF the department for at least one
wear previous to the examination for promotion OF
transfer The place of General Visitor OF the OUTDOOR
Poor, which the Commissioners of Charities and
Correction desired TO creates was brougst under tue
regulations. an
The board complains that appointing officers certify
n large number OF vacancies at once. and thus get
of the entire eligible list in that particular
class thus eliminating the element OF competition
10 overcome this 10 recommends that one name 10
sent to the appointing Officer tor each vacancy Win
tso additional names for the first vacancy and Que
additional for every three vacancies remaining:
Laborcrs are now exempted from examination, anu
as result the payroll OF laboers IL greatly Increased
lust before election. To meo this the boatd recon-
nends that rule DO adopted which will regulate, in
part at least, the appointment OF !aborers. system
OF this sort has been tried in Boston, and IL is said
that it has been successful there, and has tended to
promote the appointment OF better class OF aoorers
to the various positions in the gilt OF the city govern
ment requiring chiefly strength and diligence.
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MILLIONS or MONEY FOR A sroWAwAY.


Timothy Heating Of No 658 second-ave, laoorer by
occupation, received information that he was the likely
heir to 100000 This verified later when immigrant
aequantances came from Kanturk, ireland. They are
Kate Corcoran OF No 623 Frsave Nora wilson, OF the
Csilsey House, Mary and Kate Donohue, No 40S East
sixty-thrd-st. and Mrs. Nellie Barry, No. 403 East
Eghtysecondst These persons told him that priest,
Father Henry Denny had announced il the altar OF
the church that the authorities OF Adelaide Australia
had him inform tue heirs OF Dennis Murphy
DECEASED resident of Adelaide that the Court OF Chan
Gerry there had $40 600 in their for them. They
also Heating startling story about the priests
ing TO get money Heating Patrick Carmody OF
No 41e East Sixty hidst, his representative TO
fer with the priest The priest denied that he published
che nctice altar and then admitted it. and ad
vised that Keatng assign twothrds OF the claim
LAWYER Ia Cork and let HIM figure TO get the balance OF
The property. Carmody reported to Heating. and he
vsnf 10 Ireland and the priest The priest again sd
utted publishing notice and agreed TO pay his board
shers pending the negotiations with the agtsorties and
then ceased AZ Of sudden. leaving him without money,
and Kexns then thought 1t best TO return 10 THIS coun
try which he did by walking to Queenstown where ne
got aboard vessel as stowaway he was iound tnre6
days later In the coalhoe In hafstarved condition.
and during the balance OF the trip be was od on bread
and wstsr Arriving at this port he obtained additional
facts and put the In the hands OF lawyer who,
with Heating Win start for Ireland Saturday and take
legal action against Father Denny and thence 90 TO
Australia. II necessary. is asserted that the priest
bss received 100000 from the which given to
child Of . brother Of the deceased man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.


PITIsBURG, Aug. 1.-THE New-lork, Lake Erie and
Western Railroad has completed arrangements FOR
making connection with the Pttsburg and WeLtern road
st Punxsuteawney, Penn. The deal Will give P1tsburg
another important outlet.
ST. PAUL, Aug. ia Winnipeg dispatch to The
Joneer Press says: cit is learned tonight that the
Canadian Pacific this morning sent bodybuilding mate
rsal and gang Of fifty its southwestern branch
10 Norris where begin to- night constructing
the spur crossing the route OF the Red River Valley
open conflict the forces of the opposing roads
expected tomorrow, the Red River graders
this point The Red River people Will put their road
through at all hazards"
PHILADELPHIA, Aug II (SpeeiaD.-The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company 900 tons ahead 10 date in its
fuel tonnage OF the IL carried at the time
,ast year. There decrease in Its coke tonnage
compared with the time last OF 1139O5 TONS
because OF the strike in the Connellsville region.
Tue an hracte Of the different companies for
the year 22500OO ahead OF the time last
The reorganization trustees OF the Reading Railroad
Company that they by The middle OF OF sepeIn-
Der have Of the floating debt OF that company paid off,
snd the overdue interest arranged. BY October 1t is
Thought that the application can be made for the dis
charge OF the receiyershp OF the company.
the Pennsylvania has built over 1000 freight
since January The total cost Of its equipment for the
will be furnished from money realized from the recent
allotment Of stock and the remainder from car trns,
interest on this car trust is only per cent
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Aug 1.-THE articles OF incor
poraton OF the recognized indianapolis, Decatur and
Springfield Railroad Company were filed with the secre-
tary this morning At the foreclosure sale Of
the road. May 23 1t purchased by John d. Probst,
H. b. Hammond, 7. B. Atkins aud simon sterne.
mttee representing the bondholders These gentlemen,
with Charles Allen, Charles n. Villas and stephen H.
Thayer. constitute the new board OF directors The
capital OF the road Is fixed at $4.24OOOO and tue
Indiana line is defined running from indianapolis TO
point the Illinois line in Vermiion County: where
connects with the Indianapolis Quincy and Missouri
River road The company is to be called The In
dianapolis and Wabash Railway Company"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
Asa L. BARRON.

Boston, Aug. II (Speeab.-Asa L. Barron, the White
Mountain hoelkeeper. whose death occurred at the
Twin Mountain House Tuesday afternoon. was born
In Hart ford. Vt. December lG. 1914 lie and his
brother Oscar carried extensive farming operations
In Hartford. The nrm however, became most widely
known hOtekcepeTs. They began about 1880 by com
ing possession OF hotel AT White River Junction
brothers also at time operated seven stores and
for some years the rm paid OF the taxes in
Hartford Having great succe. In hotegeepins at the
Junction. Asa and his brother engaged In the same bust
ness al the White Mountains. The nrm for many years
kept tho Fabyan Twin Mountain, Mount Pleasant and
Crawford houses A remarkably warm friendship exist
ed between Mr.. Barron aud the Rev. Henry Ward
eecer for years during which time the great preacher
almost invariably spent his summer vacations at the
Twin Mountain House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
NAVY YARDS WELL EQUIPPED.

WASHINGTON. Aug lI-Orders we're issued to-day from
the Navy Department to the Commandments OF the New
York and Norfolk Navy Yards to prepare schedules OF
the new tools required to dc these yards for building
modern steel war vessels. All OF the tools will DO
contract after advertisement Constructor
Poos of the New-York NavyYard. who Is In this city,
says that the allowance OF $4,000 for extending tie
plant OF the yard will be sufficient TO place that yard on
an equal footing with the best private shpbuding es-
tabIishment la tho country. An equal allowance has
been made purchase OF tools for tho Norfolk
NavyYard and will suffice TO equip IL SO that complete
modern iron clad can be built there.
Reports received at the Navy Department from fni9
drn6ia show that the cruiser Baltimore and Gun
boat No are frame and partly plated. The keel OF
tha dynamite cruiser has been laid The work has Deen
much retarded BY slow deliveries OF Steel which pre-
vents the employment az than half gang Of WORK
men on the cruisers.
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powDERLY ANSWERS SOME CRITICISMS.


PHILADELPHIA. Aug. II tSpeciaij. Mr.. Powderly's
paper The Journal 0f United Labor will say on satur-
day:
The enemies Of order and particularly those who
sail the labor flag tired OF misDterpret
ing aims and trying 10 undermine Its influence TO
effect this they they successfully attack
principles and hence they strive to arouse jealousy and
bad feeling among the knights by sneerng AT and decry
lug everything the leaders do and accusing them OF
doing things for which they not at ali responsible
The new movement toward practical cooperation is
down by the late Richmond Convention and adoH ted by
the locals provides for general cooperative und 10 ne
recruited by monthly compulsory assessments or cents
Der member The Journal lately took occasion 10 uphold
the wisdom OF this constitutional provision. and In this
IL has only given expression TO the general sentiment or
the order But It would appear from recent outside
editorial columns that the whole thing nothing but
PoWdcrly conspiracy. as one editor puts ft:
The leaders of the Knights OF Labor are trytr TO
build system which shall enable them 10 control the
workingmen OF the United States with close approach
Ia absolute authority An order has been Issued for
cumpuls assessment" etc.
This will strike .he average knight as somethlng AKIN
nonsense There has been no order issued Tor the
reason the method of accommodating the fund Is
simply and solely die 10 constitutional provision IN tie
adoption OF which the leaders had just one vote each
and further, the General Executive Board has no
initiative in the management OF the tund This Is tue
duty ~ the General Cooperative BONl an entirely
distinct BODY elected by the General Assembly Besides
All this only change OF consequence Affected by
the new constitution has been 10 make the cooperative
assessment a compulsory instead OF a voluntary con-
trbutiOn. and why not one or the main ends OF ire
organization is to establish cooperative Institutions
surh Will tend 10 supersede the wage system by the
Introduction OF cooperative industrial system" II a
declaration OF principles his place Is outside OF Knight
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WAYS AND MsANs OF AIDING MISSIONS.

THOUSAND ISLAND PARK, Aug. II tSpeciaD-The pro-
ceedngs the Missionary Convention to-day were inter-
esting The presen. officers with few exceptions were
reelected This afternoon the ladies held discussion
by themselves about ways and means OF work. DIT.
Hamlin spoke OF the Eastern questions, showing how
Europe would DO against Russia II she gained
antinople and making an plea for Buga-
ria DIT Douglass the blind president of Montreal Theo'
logical Seminary, spoke few words In response to ap
plauss and was elected q member Dr. speer smpha
lutions were adopted appointing missionaries rs an OUT
look committee watch and report developments every
where providing for educating people about missions,
and for formulating tho Bible for Mexican indians.
Tonight Drs. smith, Of Ceylon, Petite, OF Japan, and
young candidates who are about 10 go spoke. Inc
Union will probably accept the invitation 10 hold the
next years meeting Mt Clifton Springs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18

VI,e-Presdent De Castro, of the Commercial Cable
Company yestero ay explained ths threatened redue-
ton in its cable rates in substantially these words:
The war in cable rates has been going since
May OF last year, and in that time our customers
have been paying US % cents a word while the pool
companies have been charging only II cents a.word
Ii is simple justice to friends who have stood by
US so steadiastly that should adjust our rate to
that of the pool companies. We have made no
proposition to them AMI have received none from
them, nut have been willing to agree on uni orn
tanG up to original rate OF 10 cents. We shall
make the rate Uniform but il will be az II cents
No time has yet been fixed Tor the reduction but 1t
will be about the first OF next month"
The statement was made IN behalf OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company and the pool lines that
they had notion of advancing rates and tDat II the
opposition conn any wished meet their rates they
should take no steps to prevent 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
THE WOES OF MESSENGER BOYS.
SYSTEM OF NUMEROUS PETTY FINES MAKES THEIR

WORK ALMOST GRArUITOUs.
Since the messenger boys of New York have not been
allowed to have ponies with which deliver their
sages they have daily become more dissatisfied with
their work, and they have broken out again In com
plants the treatment that they receive The little Eel
lows are comparatively deenceess not having the age
or experience of their fathers that all efforts at com
bination have been Ruthless This has been taken adj
vantage OF by the managers Of many OF the offices ana
system of fines and deductonsfr0m the exceedingly small
salaries that they receive many instances makes their
work ellnigh grauitous petty offences such as be
ing late In reporting to the offices or taking more ume
In the delivery OF message than the manager CONSUMERS
proper slips OF paper like this are handed TO the treas
urer by the boys when they go to draw their pay
To the Treasurer: On next pay day deduct from MY
salary 30 cents in payment OF time wasted on Can No.
this lst day of July, 1887"
These the boys are compelled to sign and present ana
number OF offences will eat up their small wages
Messenger No. 46, employed at Mutual District ONCE
in MadisOnave., had remarkably hard experience. lie
says that he was employed on May at salary OF ~
week. and when he went TO draw his semi monthly pay
only 81 90 due him. In fifteen days work he was
form 80 so; two days pay retained as guarantee or
giving two weeks notice before leaving the Office, 81 %
making Sc 81 from his two weeks work. for which ne
should have got SO. There many other similar
stories OF unfair treatment told by the boys. The man
generally explain 1t away by saying that the boys
idle away their time and that some such system must DC
foil owed to insure from them the service for which they
paid AS it u.s. the Victory Association organized
by the boys last winter and broken up by paterna n
ences In the shape OF straps and slippers Is TO be
reOrganzed and rs that Is done general Strike
OF the boys Is contemplated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
THE HARVEST OF sPoILs.

WAsHISGToS. Aug. 1.-THE forthcoming annual re-
port OF the appointment division Of the First Assistant
Postmaster Generals office will contain the following
statement OF changes post-oces OF all grades during
the last fiscal year, ended June 30:
Number OF offices established, 3ois; number dscon-
timed 1900 appointments on designations and com
missions expired. 5,S63 appointments on removals and
suspensons 1854; appointments on changes OF names
and sites 49,; appointments OF deaths OF postmastors
$50 The total number OF appointments OF postnasters
OF all grades during the year 1909. The total
number OF appointments for the years 1850 and 1850
was % TAI and 9.547 respectively, making total Tor
offices OF al grades ia operation on July l, 1887, was
55l57.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
JONAS HELLsKs CHARIrABLg REQUEST

JOINS HELLEKS OH RTIdBLE BEVTEST
Jonas Heller. by his will filed tuesday, the executors
being Jeite Heller, his wife Martin Heller, his brother,
and Albert Englehart, has made the following chart
table bequests Tue Home for Aged aud nGrm Hebrews
$4,000 home to place In the synagogue, the dlrec
tors roOm In tho main hail. memorial tablet to tins
effect "That others may emulate his example TO tue
Mt sinai Hospital $4,000 for perpetual bed the
Hebrew Orphan Asylum, bond OF 1000 OF the 'ocety
and 81 800 IN cash. to the United Hebrew Charltirs
s., $500 the Moniedore Home for Chronic lnvalds,
~. 500 for bed and room in The testators memory;
the Hebrew Technical Institute. $500; for the benefit
WorSngmen's school, TcrreS iren ANA listed RE
lief Of the society for Ethical Culture $1,000 Tho
residue OF the estate goes 10 tho widow for fe her
death be divided among the children OF the teststoTs
brothers, Moses and Martin Heller au1 Louis Frank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18

Frederick X. Agate, OF No Gl2 Finh-avs., died from
heart disease the Grand Hotel Rationale, Lucerne,
Switzerland. yesterday. lie was about thirty years old
His father was Joseph Agate. a wealthy citizen OF
Yonkers who At his death lett his son. who was bis only
heir several millions OF dollars. Mr. Agate studied law
bur never pracsed lie had lived Ia this city for me
last two three years, and member Of the New
York club and two other clubs. Mr. Agate sailed
for Europe pleasure tour with his wife and Two
small children May -, the Etruria They visited
London going thence TO Paris. whore they spent most OF
the time leaving this country IL was the inen-
non 10 make "A extended tour. Including visit TO
Norway. Mr.. Agate taken sick about three weeks
aga Germany, aud the family went at once TO Lucerne
MIR Agate. family physician DIR. Burchari. was with
him during his sickness. The body will probably DO
brought home for burial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
DIR TITuS L. BROWN.

BNGHnroS, Aug. II tSpeeiGD.-Dr. Titus L. Brown,
one Of the most noted freehnkers Of America died from
paralysis at his residence No. ii COlIerst this city.
early this morning I'm the fifty ninth year OF his He
was six President OF the National Free Think
ers' Association, was a member OF the Iron Hail. I'm
proved order OF Red Men, Broome County and York
state Homeopathic societies. International HShneman-
Man Society American Obstetrcal Society, and Amsri
can Institute Homeopathy. His funeral Grafton written
by himself four years has been widely copied lie
died without maniiestng any change OF views ON regi-
GUS subjects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
CLAIMING moyrrFoUyD ~ THE GUTTER

Mary Neary. an old lri-hwomnn who lives over
ouor store at rLifi-avc., ana twenty seyenthst has
lard claim 20 the 100 which Herman Young iound in
tao gutter one block distant from her home on The
morning of July Il. She had tePt IN her rocket -
savings ont q her wIges ~ dOmcstio servant Tor
n. any years and the evening OF July Il, when she
vent attend service at ST. stephens Church, had
carried a roll of bank notes amounting, she Thought
TO $500. When she got 10 the chuich lie missed the
money and in much distress sought the ali Of Father
Colon, VINO ANNOUNCED her loss from tie phlpt.
rha money thai Young found i stll IN the keeping Ot
Property Clerk IIhrfiott AZ Police Ileadquarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
STIRRING UP NEGLIGENT DOCTORS

The recently expressed determination OF the Health
Board TO punish physicians who fail to report births that
come their notice has had the effect of stirring up
some OF the negligent medical men. Last week 7l0
births reported sixty than during the previ
week. ana 30 more than during the week ending
July 30 Sanitary superintendent Day IL preparing TO
have the records of infants deaths compared with the
birth records, and 1t will be easy ascertain what
infants died before they were reported TO have been
born.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
WITNESSES TRYING TO CONCEAL CRIME

WITNESSES IRlINb ~ tOAfhAL 4 'hihE.
Coroner MESSENGER yesterday held an inquest in the
case of John A. Sheppard age fifteen, the boy EN-
ployed at Steerss mill at One-hundrt d-and-thirty
thrust and the Southern Boulevard. who on August
IL WIS killed by being hit on the head with piece
of a bioomst ok. thrown by Thomas Kennedy, tel
low-workman Detective Quinn appeared IN court
with the witnesses nhom he had secured in the case,
hut said that be had BEEN unsuccessful in his search
for Kennedy. lie thought hat the man Holder and
the bov Clarence Windsor hands NJ the mill, who had
witnessed The occurrence, were accessories after the
fact ~ ne could have arrested Kennedy ut once had
they not withheld what thcy knew OF the case The
atdavts of these witnesses made alter thor arrest
and the testimony o other wtne-se, were al To the
ehect that the boy sheppard while at work On the
root OF the mill. amused himself throwing pebbles
down upon Kennedy, who was NJ work In the yard
beneath. TIE latter at length, becoming angry,
picked up the old broOm-tick, ana threw II, striking
the boy in the head rne BOY cred out and then &c
unconscious. dying few minutes later. The stick
had struck h III behind the night car.
The jury brought in verdict III accordance with
the fact- and crn-Ured the witnesses windsor and
Holder, whom Coroner MESSENGER remsndcd back to
the House of Detention without bail to await the
capture OF Kennedy ana the action OF the Grand Jury
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SERVICES AT OCEAN GROVE.

k.eeting was popular it is this
Nh Yatman's tact and ready common sense mako him
an acceptable leader. His subject this morning was
Emmanuel God with u.s." The Rev. DE- Hanlon
gave Bible reading. His subject "Ihe Inner
spiritual Life" founded on tho eighth chapter of
Romans. This afternoon wistax Stokes gave an In
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PHASES OF THE LABOR PROBLEM

The strike OF orickayers employed at Mtman's place
is Of The building OF the firm at SiXth-ave. and
Eghteenthst. is being extended aud number OF non
union plumbers were employed They have lett tho
building aud the union men returned 70 work
There prospects that there Will soon be strike OF
tho union employees the buildings at secondave
and FtftY-sItn-sL on account OF the employment OF
scab" lathers. walking Delegate Rice has already
laid the matter before tns athers Union and strike
will only be obviatsd by the discharge OF the nonunion